Finder for cameras



W. H. GILBERT.

FINDER FOR CAMERAS.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 2. 1921.

Patented Dec. 12, 1922.

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woonL-Ann r1. GILBERT, or sr. PAUL, lvrmnnso're.

Application filed February 2, 1921.

To all whom it may 00 Be it known that I, BERT, a citizen of the United States,

FINDER FOB CAMERAS.

residing at St. Paul, in the county of Ramsey and 5 State of Minnesota, have invented new and useful improvements in following is a specificaeras, of which the tion.

Finders for Cam- My invention relates to improvements in finders for cameras.

My object is to provide a simple vand'efficient device of this kind which may be attached to any exact centering of the kodak or camera to facilitate image of the object to be photographed, on a film or sensitive plate.

Other objects of my invention will appear and be more fully pointed out in the following specification and claims.

The accompanying drawings illustrate what I at present believe to be the best form of my device but it w ill be readily understood that modifications are possible within the spirit of my invention.

Referring to the drawings Figure 1 is an elevation of my improved finder mounted on a camera of commontype and Fig. 2 is a perspective view of from the camera.

my device detached My device consists of a front sight 10 and a rear sight 11, of a base plate 12, the

to be secured to a camera front sight 10 is in the wing bolt 13. The

mounted at opposite ends latter being designed by means of a nature of a small. disc mounted on the upper end of a spindle 10 which is rigidly secured at its lower end to a transverse bar 14. This bar is tiltably fastened of the base 12 by means of a hinge 15.

fastened to the ends of the bar 1% is a idly along the front edge Rig- ' pair of normally vertical strips 16 which are attached verse strip 17 It wi the bar 14 together with the 17 form a rectangular sume a perpendicular at their upper ends to a transll thus be seen that strips 16 and frame adapted to asposition when in use and to lie flat upon the base plate 12 when sprin base plate g 18 is riveted to the to hold the rectangular frame and sight 10,

in a plane'perpendicular to the 11 is connected at its lower The rear sight end by a hinge 19 to a hereinafter described.

base plate 1.2.

n adjustable plate 20 The upper end of the WOODLAND H. GIL- through a slot 26 in the Serial No. 441,776.

sight 11 is formed with a circular perfora-r tion 21 and is adapted to be normallyheld' in a position perpendicular to the plate 12 by a spring 22. This spring is riveted at one end'to theplate 20 and engages the sight 11" in a perforation 23 through which said spring projects.

"Riveted to the base plate 12 and extending at right angles to the hinge 15 is a pair of 1 guides 2% for the'plate 20. These guides are undercut at their adjacent edges and the longitudinal edges. spondingly .beveledso that's'aid plate is held of the plate 20 are corre-' upon the upper surface of theplate 12but.

In use my improved 'finder is attached to a camera body 28 by inserting thethreaded lower end of the wing bolt 13 in the tapped hole provided for the tripod incommon styles of cameras and kodaks.- Before tightening the bolt 13 one of the lines 27 is placed in coincidence with or parallel to the front surface correctly adjusts the line of sight between the center of the front sight 10 with the focal axis of the lens 30 of the kodak. The distance between the front and rear sights 10 and 11 is now adjusted by means of the set screw 25 so that this distance is the same as the focal length of the lens 30, or in other words, so that the desired posiperforation 21 and they ower-end is adapti 29 of the camera body. This as shown in Figure 1) will include the same objects as'the image on kodak 28.

In taking a picture with my improved finder the sight 11 is placed close to the eye, as shown in'Figure 1, and the object or objects which it is desired tophotograph are observed through the perforation 21, the front sight 10 being placed on the object it is desired to'have in the center of the photothe within the graph, after which the exposure is made in the usual manner. The sights 10 and 11 and rectangular frame may be turned down when not in use as shown in dotted lines in F igure 1.

The diiiiculty of centering objects, and particularly moving objects, by means of the usual type of finder 31 is well-known, but with my improved finder this diificulty is entirely obviated by permitting a direct view or" the object to be photographed and at the same time providing a sight and a limiting frame for the field of vision.

llaving described my invention what I claim as new and desire to protect by Letters Patent:

1. In a finder for a camera having a tapped hole therein, a base plate, a screw adapted to be inserted in said hole and thereby secure said plate to the camera, said plate being formed with means for aligning the same with the focal axis of the camera, front and rear sights mounted on said plate and a hollow rectangular frame surrounding said front sight whereby the field of vision may be limited to coincide with the image to be photographed.

2. In a device of the class described a base plate adapted to be secured to a camera, a front sight at one end of said plate, a rear sight slidable toward and away from said front sight on the opposite end of said plate and means for securing said rear sight in predetermined positions.

3. In a device of the class described a base plate adapted to be secured to a cam era, said plate being formed with a plurality of parallel lines so that one of said lines may be placed in coincidence with one edge of the camera, a front sight at one end of said plate, a rear sight slidable toward and away from said front sight on the opposite end of said plate and means for securing said rear sight in predetermined posi tions.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto signed my name to this specification.

WOODLAND H. GILBERT. 

